3 Jun
2014
3 Jun
'14
1:54 a.m.
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:30 PM, John Cowan <cowan(a)mercury.ccil.org> wrote:
Dan Cross scripsit:
Forgive me, but I think that's a bit of an odd analogy (or perhaps an
indication that I did not adequately explain what I meant). However, let
me run with it for a moment and rephrase my statement: there can only be a
discovery if one decides it's worth doing the sort of investigation that
would lead to a new discovery, and I wonder whether "we" still have that
kind of curiosity or drive. Or has Linux become so entrenched that no one
can imagine bothering anymore?
There will be a new kernel when someone decides, as Linus did, to
But nostalgia aside, something I find interesting
(and frankly a bit
distressing) is what seems to me to simply be an acceptance that it's all
going to end with Linux. That is to say, no one ever seems to talk about
what will come *after* Linux. Will Linus's kernel truly be the last
kernel
anyone works on seriously? Somehow I very much
doubt that. And yet, you
don't see a lot of talk about evolutionary paths beyond Linux; it's a
sort
of tunnel vision.
This is like asking when there will be a new scientific discovery in some
field. write a new kernel. If it catches on, it may
supplement or replace Linux.
To whit: it appears that "we" (for some large value of "we") have
collectively decided that it's not worth looking for a replacement for
Linux. If nothing else, I find that interesting.
- Dan C.